Culture quantitative aerobic other source at MercyOne Clinton Medical Center

1410 N. Fourth St, Clinton, IA · MercyOne · · NPI 1427093962

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 31, 2026 · Ingested Aug 3, 2026

$90.35

Cash price

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Discounted cash price

What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

Example: A CT scan has a $3,200 gross charge but an $850 discounted cash price. Ask for it by name when scheduling — hospitals don't always advertise it up front.

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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$139.00

Gross charge

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Gross charge (chargemaster price)

The hospital's full, undiscounted list price — pulled from its internal "chargemaster" price list. Almost no one actually pays this.

Example: A chest X-ray has a gross charge of $1,450. The same hospital's discounted cash price for the same X-ray is $180 — the gross charge mostly anchors negotiations, not what patients pay.

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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$9.59 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $139.00 with CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
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Negotiated rate

The price a specific insurance plan agreed to pay the hospital for a service — it varies by insurer, and even by plan within the same insurer.

Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.

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Payer
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Payer

The insurance company footing the bill — Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, and so on.

Example: "Blue Cross Blue Shield" is the payer. Its negotiated rate for an MRI might be $904, while a different payer's negotiated rate for the same scan is $1,509.

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Plan
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Plan

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

Example: Two people both insured by Aetna can owe very different amounts for the same MRI: $50 with an HMO plan's flat copay, or the full $1,200 toward a high-deductible PPO plan's unmet deductible.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $9.59 ↓ -89%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $9.68 ↓ -89%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $9.69 ↓ -89%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $9.69 ↓ -89%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $9.69 ↓ -89%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $9.72 ↓ -89%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $9.79 ↓ -89%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $9.89 ↓ -89%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $9.89 ↓ -89%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $9.89 ↓ -89%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $10.09 ↓ -89%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $13.15 ↓ -85%
OSCAR OSCAR $13.49 ↓ -85%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $16.62 ↓ -82%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $19.88 ↓ -78%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $19.88 ↓ -78%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $39.34 ↓ -56%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $39.34 ↓ -56%
PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICES $40.17 ↓ -56%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $84.30 ↓ -7%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $121.63 ↑ +35%
WEBTPA AETNA $121.63 ↑ +35%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $121.63 ↑ +35%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $121.63 ↑ +35%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $121.63 ↑ +35%
COVENTRY AETNA $121.63 ↑ +35%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $121.63 ↑ +35%
MERITAIN AETNA $121.63 ↑ +35%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $121.63 ↑ +35%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $121.63 ↑ +35%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $121.63 ↑ +35%
AETNA AETNA $121.63 ↑ +35%
AETNA EAP AETNA $121.63 ↑ +35%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $121.63 ↑ +35%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $121.63 ↑ +35%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $121.90 ↑ +35%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $125.10 ↑ +38%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $125.10 ↑ +38%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $125.10 ↑ +38%
QUALCARE QCCH $125.10 ↑ +38%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $125.10 ↑ +38%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $125.10 ↑ +38%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $125.10 ↑ +38%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $125.10 ↑ +38%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $132.05 ↑ +46%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $139.00 ↑ +54%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $139.00 ↑ +54%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $139.00 ↑ +54%

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Culture quantitative aerobic other source at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $90.35 $9.59 – $139.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $85.80 $52.26 – $132.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $85.80 $49.90 – $148.58
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $90.35 $9.59 – $139.00
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $85.80 $67.94 – $137.97
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $142.00 $9.59 – $142.00
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $92.30 $9.59 – $142.00
MercyOne Centerville Medical Center Centerville $132.00 $36.22 – $132.00

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